Varian Clinac iX Family

Rad-onc workhorse platform. Two main energy configurations shipped across the production run; each is its own System Card.

Variants (each a separate System Card)

• Clinac iX 6+15 MV — dual-energy, general radiotherapy
• Clinac iX 6+18 MV — higher high-energy, electrons to 22 MeV

Shared specs (all Clinac iX)

• 600 MU/min standard · 800 MU/min SRS mode
• Millennium 80-leaf or 120-leaf MLC
• On-Board Imager (OBI) + Cone-Beam CT
• RapidArc / VMAT, IMRT, IGRT, SRS, SBRT
• 100 cm SID, ±185° gantry rotation, Exact IGRT couch

Shared install

Dedicated shielded vault, 3-phase 480V ~200 kVA, chilled water for RF cooling, state radiation license + QMP + RSO + TG-142 commissioning mandatory.

Shared field guide

See field-guide/varian-clinac-ix — klystron end-of-life, waveguide vacuum, MLC leaves, thyratron replacement, interlock discipline.

Related

• Varian TrueBeam (successor)
• Varian Trilogy (IGRT sibling)
• Varian 21EX (predecessor)
• Elekta Synergy / Versa HD (competitors)